All posts tagged: Independent Bookshops

Observations from . . . October 2026

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A summary of the October posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter.

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Donna Leon’s “The Girl of His Dreams” asks questions that cannot always be answered.

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A new book on the bridges of Washington, DC is a delight for both historians and casual readers.

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Music’s affirmation of an individual’s sense of humanity in dehumanizing circumstances.

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A summary of the September posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter.

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Nancy Lemann’s 1985 debut novel is “hilarious, haunting, poignant;” a treasure I discovered at Solid State Books.

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A dreamy, haunting, and evocative novella about a young girl’s year in the Austrian countryside.

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The debut novel by a talented and daring Iranian-American poet and author broadened my worldview.

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An update on my visits to all 30 independent bookshops in the Washington, DC region.

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Beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola tell the story of humanity.